DELEGATES to the Honiara Summit on SDG 14.4: Sustainable Fisheries were welcomed with a traditional Guadalcanal Province welcome called the Tataloga, signifying their acceptance by the custodians of Honiara for the crucial meeting. When presenting Tataloga Chupu which involves the gifting of local food to the guests, the Premier of Guadalcanal Province, Willie Atu, who…
THE Church of Melanesia-owned Bishop Norman Palmer Anglican School convened its first Parent – Teachers Association (PTA) meeting for this Academic Year on Sunday. The School Chaplain Father (Fr) Barnabas Maelanga opened the meeting with prayer and this was ensued by welcome remarks from the Deputy Principal Wilson Mae. Deputy Principal Mae welcomed the…
THE Anglican Diocese of Malaita recently held a three-day workshop for its senior priests. Led by the Bishop of the Diocese of Malaita, Right Reverend Micheal Sau Bebeu, the workshop brought together senior parish priests from across the diocese for an enriching time of learning and fellowship. The event began with a Holy Eucharist and…
GHANAIAN Bishop Dag Heward-Mills, the Founder and Presiding Bishop of the United Denominations originating from the Lighthouse Group of Churches, arrived in the country on Monday. Hundreds welcomed him at the Honiara International Airport as he arrived with the message that ‘’Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, tomorrow and forever.” Based in Accra, Ghana,…
Australia has launched a driver training program for local women participating in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme, which is helping work-ready women land jobs in Australia. Under the Solomon Islands-Australia partnership, Australia is supporting local driving school, Solomon Islands Professional Driver Training Services (SIPDTS), to upskill more women in the PALM scheme. With…
THREE partners have came together to empower youths and address impacts of climate change on Guadalcanal Province (GP). Guadalcanal Provincial Government (GPG), the Solomon Islands National Youth Congress (SINYC), and Plan International Solomon Islands (PISI) have signed a youth Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Guadalcanal Province’s (GP) headquarters in Ritaleven, Central Honiara, on Wednesday. The…
Last month, I was contacted by Martha and Timothy Matzke from the Summer Institute of Linguistics (Pacific-based), who sought my insights on the theme for this year’s International Mother Language Day: “Taking Our Languages into the Future.” At the time, I was preoccupied with preparations for my move to New Zealand, making it a particularly…
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology’s Environment and Conservation division (ECD) is taking the use of less than 1.5L plastic water bottles, an item banned under the Environment Single Use Plastic Ban Regulation 2023 at the recent Miss Pacific Islands Pageant (MPIP) seriously. This is after members of the public have…
In a significant milestone, the Besi Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) Christian School celebrates its first graduates enrolling at the University of South Pacific (USP) in Honiara. Alyssum Firisua has become the first student from the school to enrol in a Bachelor’s program at the University of the South Pacific (USP). This achievement marks a proud…
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